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extraordinarythatrichardnixonwenton "meet the press" and spent the hour with chris wallace, tom brokaw, and john chancellor. that should put an end to the talk that he has been punished enough. [laughter] [applause] ronald reagan: and of course, you have been reporting on the new york primary. i am afraid that dukakis' foreign-policy views are a little too far left for me. he wants no u.s. military presence in korea anymore. no u.s. military presence in central america. and no u.s. military presence at the pentagon. [laughter] dukakis got great news today, though, about the jimmy carter endorsement. he isn't getting it. [laughter] [applause] ronald reagan: george bush is doing well. george has been a wonderful vice president, but nobody is perfect. [laughter] i put him in charge of antiterrorism, and the mclaughlin group is still on the air. [laughter] but with so much focus on the presidential election, i have been feeling a little lonely these days. i am so desperate for attention, i almost considered holding a news conference. [laughter] i have even had time to watch the oscars. i w

extraordinary that richard nixon went on "meet the press" and spent the hour with chris wallace, tom brokaw, and john chancellor. that should put an end to the talk that he has been punished enough. [laughter] [applause] ronald reagan: and of course, you have been reporting on the new york primary. i am afraid that dukakis' foreign-policy views are a little too far left for me. he wants no u.s. military presence in korea anymore. no u.s. military presence in central america. and no...

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lee. of the 18 68le presidentialrace.richardnixon'svictoryover human humphrey in the general election. at 8:00 on the presidency -- that won as a result of because of foreign policy and the head of state of the united states, chief of the armed forces, leaving power in the world, the free world. it is to think responsibly about what one can achieve and to try and define one's policies and understand geopolitics in that line. announcer: jeremy black as of the origins of the cold war and focuses on dwight d -- eisenhower as a military man. for the full lineup, go to c-span.org. >> independent media is the oxygen of a democracy. it is holding those in power accountable. we are not there to serve some kind of corporate agenda. when we cover war and peace, we are not brought by the menu factors -- weapons manufacturers. announcer: journalist amy talksn of democracy now about books she has covered, democracy now, 20 years of the movements of america, was looks back at stories and people the shows covered. >> the idea now democracy now really haven't changed, bringing out people at

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this country's safe there will be a revolution but it includes thepeoplerichardnixoncalledthe silent majority and the reagan democrats, working class, middle-class people tired of paying for other people's stuff and want to keep more than 50% of their tax dollars. i will conclude by saying i have a modest pension from the navy. i work as a lawyer. my wife works as a nurse. we enter the tax tables at 35% with various other taxes and property taxes, and i am not a rich man -- host: we have a lot of calls. i want to give cenk uygur a chance to address the points you made. i am againstink you. i'm trying to help you. let me explain. republicans trick you into thinking it is the mexicans that are so powerful. are you kidding me? undocumented immigrants are the most powerless people in the country. you think they crossed the border and caused the 2000 a crash? the crash cost 8 million jobs in this country. it was not undocumented workers. it was the bankers. bribed themerica has politicians and they have shifted the tax burden onto you. in 1952, corporations used to pay about 35% of

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white house when you can just walk in. so, -->>richardnixon, right?>> no, i think he was fdr, maybe -- >> a long time ago. we are both old. >> what is it that your parents did that they had this connection? >> there was something called a variety club of washington and, my dad -- something called the chief barker, that just meant president of it but hollywood people who came here to promote their movies would go there and there was somebody -- and you have to have george condit who used to reel in the entertainers -- >> can entertainers be a little more high maintenance over washington will than folks in washington, can they be high maintenance? >> entertainers have not been high maintenance. i am pleasantly surprised. and they work very hard, they bring their writers. they are great. and there are always some high maintenance people attending the dinner, but, i think their reputations precede them. people know who they are. so. >> scholarships are given at this dinner. >> we do out of the office. it was set up years ago in the early 2000's when we had some dinner profit that was le

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won the nomination without entering a single primary. the party splitapart,richardnixongotelected and the democratic party and through a series of rules changes which the republican party someone followed. that is the big disconnect the party was talking about and it is very important. host: a minute or two left with terry mcdonald. phoebe is waiting, democrat. caller: if you are voting for donald trump, you are voting against climate change, they are using this big old airplane and burning up all the gas and when in atlantic city declares bankruptcy, who got hurt, all of his voters -- workers, i'm voting for bernie sanders. host: i will give you the last minute on the storyline, tomorrow, you talked about the democratic side, what about the republican side? caller: that a trump is going to turnoutepending on the and which set of voters vote, we look forward to how close it will be, what we know about the delegates election, we expect him to end the day picking up about 90 to 100 delegates in total in the five states. the question will be, how many delegates does he win, d

won the nomination without entering a single primary. the party split apart, richard nixon got elected and the democratic party and through a series of rules changes which the republican party someone followed. that is the big disconnect the party was talking about and it is very important. host: a minute or two left with terry mcdonald. phoebe is waiting, democrat. caller: if you are voting for donald trump, you are voting against climate change, they are using this big old airplane and...

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primary. the party splitapart,richardnixongotelected and the democratic party and through a series of rules changes which the republican party someone followed. that is the big disconnect the party was talking about and it is very important. host: a minute or two left with terry mcdonald. phoebe is waiting, democrat. caller: if you are voting for donald trump, you are voting against climate change, they are using this big old airplane and burning up all the gas and when in atlantic city declares bankruptcy, who got hurt, all of his voters -- workers, i'm voting for bernie sanders. host: i will give you the last minute on the storyline, tomorrow, you talked about the democratic side, what about the republican side? caller: that a trump is going to turnoutepending on the and which set of voters vote, we look forward to how close it will be, what we know about the delegates election, we expect him to end the day picking up about 90 to 100 delegates in total in the five states. the question will be, how many delegates does he win, does he have any momentum, have kasich and ted cruz been a

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] the media certainly has had a lot to report on lately. i thought it was extraordinarythatrichardnixonwent on "meet the press" and spent the hour with chris wallace, tom brokaw, and john chancellor, that should put an end to the talk that he has been punished enough. >> we are going to break away from this recorded event to go live to philadelphia with ted cruz, introduced by former candidate carly fiorina. part of our road to the white house coverage here on c-span. [applause] sen. cruz: thank you so very much carly for your incredible friendship and leadership. god bless new york and god bless commonwealth pennsylvania. [applause] i am so excited to share with you what america has learned of the past few months during -- months. it has nothing to do with a politician winning his home state tonight. it has to do with what we have seen in the town that have been riddled with trouble, joblessness and fear. what we have learned from looking at factories closing, and hearts closing. we have learned america is at a point of choosing. the media will say it is about choosing a preside

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nuts and bolts of school desegregation. then in august of 1969,presidentrichardnixonnominatedhaynesworth to be an associate justice of the supreme court. the nomination was to replace justice fortis, a liberal from the new deal era and the confirmation would have shifted the balance of the courts significantly to the right. many liberal democrats were strongly opposed to the nomination on ideological grounds, but my father knew judge hanesworth for his work on civil rights. he knew him to be an temmingt and fair-minded man. and so my father was called to telephone before the senate judiciary committee in support of the confirmation of haynesworth. my father, as a liberal democrat, would have decided otherwise. but he pointed out the decisions could be sustained by a reasonable man and could be sustained under precedent. in the closing of my father's testimony he said, the question for me is not whether i would have made another nominee for the supreme court. it is rather the question of whether judge haynesworth possesses the quality required to become a fine justice of the s

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media certainly has had a lot to report on lately. i thought it was extraordinarythatrichardnixonandon "meet the press" and spent the hour with chris wallace, tom brokaw, and john chancellor, that should put an end to the talk that he has been punished enough. [laughter] [applause] president reagan: of course you have been reporting on the new york primary. i am afraid that dukakis's foreign policy views are too far left for me. he wants no u.s. military presence in korea. no u.s. military presence in central america. no u.s. military presence at the pentagon. [laughter] president reagan: caucus got good news about the jimmy carter endorsement. he is not getting it. [laughter] [applause] president reagan: george bush is doing well. george has been a wonderful vice president but nobody is perfect. [laughter] i put him in charge of antiterrorism and the mclaughlin group is still on the air. [laughter] but with so much focus on a presidential election, i have been feeling a little lonely these days. i am so desperate for attention i almost considered holding a news conference. [laughte

media certainly has had a lot to report on lately. i thought it was extraordinary that richard nixon and on "meet the press" and spent the hour with chris wallace, tom brokaw, and john chancellor, that should put an end to the talk that he has been punished enough. [laughter] [applause] president reagan: of course you have been reporting on the new york primary. i am afraid that dukakis's foreign policy views are too far left for me. he wants no u.s. military presence in korea. no...

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instance,richardnixonandthe cia make , appearances in "the profiteers." sally denton: i don't know if they are appearances. one of the, i know he pointed out a factual inaccuracy i identified, the national security advisor all lower caps when he was part of the staff. i actually wrote a letter to the editor and said in the years i was married to roger morris he always referred to himself as a national security advisor in all lower caps so i decided to use the primary source there. brian lamb: you wrote a book with roger morris? sally denton: i did. brian lamb: when were you married? sally denton: until 1991. brian lamb: he was involved in the kennedy ministration? sally denton: not kennedy, johnson. johnson and eisenhower. he worked for nixon and left a during the invasion of cambodia, long before i was married to him or was even in washington with jack anderson. brian lamb: bechtel's success has long been grist for observers like miss denton. she is so consumed with tarring bechtel as a military industrial prototype that she never addresses a fundamental question, how does the com

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. i thought it was extraordinarythatrichardnixonwenton "meet the press" and spent the hour with chris wallace, tom brokaw, and john chancellor. that should put an end to the talk that he has been punished enough. [laughter] [applause] pres. reagan: of course, you have been reporting on the new york primary. i am afraid that dukakis' foreign policy views are too far left for me. he wants no u.s. military presence in korea. no u.s. military presence in central america. and no u.s. military presence at the pentagon. [laughter] dukakis got great news today, though, about the jimmy carter endorsement. he is not getting it. [laughter] [applause] pres. reagan: george bush is doing well. george has been a wonderful vice president, but nobody is perfect. [laughter] i put him in charge of antiterrorism, and the mclaughlin group is still on the air. [laughter] pres. reagan: but with so much focus on the presidential election, i have been feeling a little lonely these days. i am so desperate for attention, i almost considered holding a news conference. [laughter] [laughter] pres. reagan: i

. i thought it was extraordinary that richard nixon went on "meet the press" and spent the hour with chris wallace, tom brokaw, and john chancellor. that should put an end to the talk that he has been punished enough. [laughter] [applause] pres. reagan: of course, you have been reporting on the new york primary. i am afraid that dukakis' foreign policy views are too far left for me. he wants no u.s. military presence in korea. no u.s. military presence in central america. and no u.s....

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richardnixon? mover:i think the gradual back to that system, actually, it ended in 1933 and it ended when visible more or less ordered competition of gold and that was the real break, but i think the gradual move could be done and it cannot be done overnight because it would shock the economy, but i think it should be done because it is really the only way to restore fiscal and monetary policy to our country. one: david from virginia, you were saying that u.s. dollars are not worth the paper on which they are printed. a monopoly money machine, the andof interest rates influences others, it pulls lovers to make the stock market go up from "time" magazine. good morning on the democrat line. is not a hardhis problem to solve. president obama is on the verge of doing so if the republicans would just get out of the way. what we need is more people in the country, so there are more of the goat immigrants that we allow into the country and that dollar figure will go down and we can give them benefits, health care, and all that will make this problem go away. thank you for taking my call. ho

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certainly has had a lot to report on lately. i thought it was extraordinarythatrichardnixonandon "meet the press" and spent the hour with chris wallace, tom brokaw, and john chancellor, that should put an end to the talk that he has been punished enough. [laughter] [applause] reagan: of course you have been reporting on the new york primary. i am afraid that dukakis's foreign policy views are too far left for me. he wants no u.s. military presence in korea. no u.s. military presence in central america. no u.s. military presence at the pentagon. [laughter] reagan: caucus got good news about the jimmy carter endorsement. he is not getting it. -- michael dukakis got good news about the jimmy carter endorsement -- he is not getting it. [laughter] [applause] president reagan: george bush is doing well. george has been a wonderful vice president but nobody is perfect. [laughter] i put him in charge of antiterrorism and the mclaughlin group is still on the air. [laughter] but with so much focus on a presidential election, i have been feeling a little lonely these days. i am so desperate

certainly has had a lot to report on lately. i thought it was extraordinary that richard nixon and on "meet the press" and spent the hour with chris wallace, tom brokaw, and john chancellor, that should put an end to the talk that he has been punished enough. [laughter] [applause] reagan: of course you have been reporting on the new york primary. i am afraid that dukakis's foreign policy views are too far left for me. he wants no u.s. military presence in korea. no u.s. military...

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of eplem leaptic seizure, torturing their babies, and it works for them. well, in1970richardnixonrejected the advice of his own handpicked commission on marijuana and decided to make this the centerpiece of his war on drugs. $1 trillion later, millions of lives affected, we are on the verge of a national effort to right this wrong. we are going to see state after state voting on following oregon, colorado, washington, and alaska in adult legalization. it is time for congress and the administration to reassess. flawed principle of making marijuana a schedule 1 controlled drug with all the resulting harms and none of the benefits. it's past time for action. the speaker pro tempore: the chair recognizes the gentlewoman from florida, ms. ros-lehtinen, for five minutes. mr. speaker, n: i rise today to pay tribute to a remarkable individual and one of my oldest and dearest friends, mr. stanley tate. a miami-dade county native, he has successfully served many roles in his long life, including businessman, civic leader, and public servant. from a young age stanley was ambitious and

of eplem leaptic seizure, torturing their babies, and it works for them. well, in 1970 richard nixon rejected the advice of his own handpicked commission on marijuana and decided to make this the centerpiece of his war on drugs. $1 trillion later, millions of lives affected, we are on the verge of a national effort to right this wrong. we are going to see state after state voting on following oregon, colorado, washington, and alaska in adult legalization. it is time for congress and the...

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single important part of it and undonebyrichardnixonunceremoniously.and the world moved on and we found the floating exchange rates were good. so i want to ask you to look forward and and ask a question about the central essay which is maybe there are bits of international financial architecture we shouldn't necessarily support. that might be dispensable. might not be around in 10 years. can you think of any that you do not think of as indispensable? secretary lew: i think that the key is to think of the international architecture as an evolving, adapting set of institutions. the world at the end of the world war ii looked so different than today. the role of the united states was so different than it is today. it wasn't good. it wasn't good that the rest of the world lost its manufacturing capacity. that there was no other hard curn -- currency that had any promise of being an alternative to the dollar. and the system that evolved provided a foundation between the 1940's and 1970's to see a period of growth that has led to not just economic growth but geopolitical stability. some

single important part of it and undone by richard nixon unceremoniously. and the world moved on and we found the floating exchange rates were good. so i want to ask you to look forward and and ask a question about the central essay which is maybe there are bits of international financial architecture we shouldn't necessarily support. that might be dispensable. might not be around in 10 years. can you think of any that you do not think of as indispensable? secretary lew: i think that the key is...

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part of it, and it was dumpedbyrichardnixonunceremoniouslyin 1971. and then the world moved on and we found that actually floating exchange rates for large parts of the economy were good. and so i want to ask you to look forward and ask sort of a question about the sort of central theme of your essay which is to say either bits of the financial architecture that we shouldn't necessarily support, that might be be around in ten years. can you think of any that you do not think of as indispensable? >> sebastian, i think that the key is to think of the international architecture as an evolving, adapting set of institutions. the world at the end of world war ii looked so different than it does today. the role of the united states was so different than it is today. and it wasn't good. it wasn't good that the rest of the world had lost its manufacturing capacity, that there was no other hard currency that had any even promise of being an alternative to the dollar. and the system that evolved provided a foundation between the 1940s if the 1970s -- and the 1970s to see a period of growt

part of it, and it was dumped by richard nixon unceremoniously in 1971. and then the world moved on and we found that actually floating exchange rates for large parts of the economy were good. and so i want to ask you to look forward and ask sort of a question about the sort of central theme of your essay which is to say either bits of the financial architecture that we shouldn't necessarily support, that might be be around in ten years. can you think of any that you do not think of as...

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about the sin --aboutrichardnixonbeingan executive vice president. that the vice president would have more of a role in the executive branch than it had up to that. is that your recollection of how the office changed? it has been more involved really with the executive since that time. v.p. cheney: i think so. clearly it has evolved over time. by the time i got the job, one of the reasons i said no when it was first offered was because i had never met a vice president who was happy. [laughter] there had been those who ultimately succeeded to the president, harry truman and others who went on to distinguish careers. when i was ford's chief of staff and nelson rockefeller was vice president. he was very unhappy. he had plans for operating his vice presidency, big projects, lots of money, and we were at a we were in a policy of restatement. he eventually left and was never , happy. allegedly there is a report that the only waythat to do things as vice president is to be white house chief of staff to get things done. and he left the vice presidency. he went on to other things.

about the sin -- about richard nixon being an executive vice president. that the vice president would have more of a role in the executive branch than it had up to that. is that your recollection of how the office changed? it has been more involved really with the executive since that time. v.p. cheney: i think so. clearly it has evolved over time. by the time i got the job, one of the reasons i said no when it was first offered was because i had never met a vice president who was happy....

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determined to find ustices who would uphold new deallegislation.richardnixonwantedjustices who would limit the rights of people accused of crimes, and that's sort of one model. and then you have presidents who did not have any particular agenda. and i think president eisenhower is an example. he appointed three of the great justices of the 20th century -- chief justice warren, justice harlan, justice brennan. but his appointees came from different backgrounds, no identifiable tendency in the way they thought about the constitution. so do you see yourself as one of those models, or something different from both? president obama: there's no doubt that in making my appointments, the values of the justice matter to me. and what i mean by that is not how they'd rule on a particular issue. in fact, we're very careful when i interview candidates not to ask them about a particular case or controversy that might make it seem as if i want a particular outcome. but what i've been consistently looking for -- and this is what i saw in justice sotomayor, what i saw in justice kagan -- is people wh

determined to find ustices who would uphold new deal legislation. richard nixon wanted justices who would limit the rights of people accused of crimes, and that's sort of one model. and then you have presidents who did not have any particular agenda. and i think president eisenhower is an example. he appointed three of the great justices of the 20th century -- chief justice warren, justice harlan, justice brennan. but his appointees came from different backgrounds, no identifiable tendency in...

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control was a big national issue.evenrichardnixon, whowas elected president in 1968, six months after he became president in july of 1969, gives a speech about population control, and he appoints a national commission, which happens to come out with a report endorsing population -- abortion for population control. in march of 1972, justice blackman is writing the first draft of his opinion in roe v. wade. host: we are going to move to the woman who brought this case to the supreme court. you were talking about the 50 states. this was a texas law. would you explain the texas law that was contested? mr. forsythe: the texas law was one of the 30 or 40 that had prohibited abortion. although there had been debate in the texas legislature, texas retained its traditional prohibition up until the time the case was filed. host: the case has the name roe v. wade, but roe is a pseudonym. ms. murray: jane roe was norma jean mccorvey. she was a young woman married to a man who was some years older. she was already a mother of two children when she found herself pregnant. the marriage was tro

control was a big national issue. even richard nixon, who was elected president in 1968, six months after he became president in july of 1969, gives a speech about population control, and he appoints a national commission, which happens to come out with a report endorsing population -- abortion for population control. in march of 1972, justice blackman is writing the first draft of his opinion in roe v. wade. host: we are going to move to the woman who brought this case to the supreme court....

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have residents who set out to shape the court. roosevelt is anexample.richardnixonwantedjustices who would limit the rights of people accused of crimes. then, you had presidents who had no particular agenda. present eisenhower's example. he appointed three of the credit justices. they came from different backgrounds and no identifiable tendency. you see yourself as one of those models? president obama: there is no doubt that in making my appointments, the values of the justice matter. they rulen is not how on a particular issue. in fact, we're very careful not asked a particular case or that might make it seem like i want a particular outcome. what i have been consistently , and what i saw in justice sotomayor, justice kagan, is people who have intellectual integrity, and what that means is they look at the and, even if law it is a comfortable to them, they don't like the outcome, , andfollow the law recognize that is their job. screen ao, the humanity to the job. is, particularly on the supreme court, nine out of certainly in the federal courts, nine out of 10 cases, you can pro

have residents who set out to shape the court. roosevelt is an example. richard nixon wanted justices who would limit the rights of people accused of crimes. then, you had presidents who had no particular agenda. present eisenhower's example. he appointed three of the credit justices. they came from different backgrounds and no identifiable tendency. you see yourself as one of those models? president obama: there is no doubt that in making my appointments, the values of the justice matter....

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.richardnixonwantedjustices that would limit the rights of people convicted of crimes. then you have presidents who did not have any particular agenda, president eisenhower an example of this. his appointees came from different backgrounds. but do you see yourself as one of those models or something different from those? president obama: there is no doubt that in making my appointments, the values of the justice matter. what i mean by that is not how they rule on a particular issue, in fact i am very careful when interviewing candidates not to ask them about a particular case or controversy that might make it seem as if i want to particular outcome. but what i have been consistent in looking for in this is what i saw justice sotomayor, justice kagan, people who, number one have intellectual integrity, and what that means is they look at the facts and the law and even if it is uncomfortable to them, they do not like the outcome, they fall on board. they recognize that that is their job. number two, that they bring a humanity to the job. what i mean by that is that, particularly on the

. richard nixon wanted justices that would limit the rights of people convicted of crimes. then you have presidents who did not have any particular agenda, president eisenhower an example of this. his appointees came from different backgrounds. but do you see yourself as one of those models or something different from those? president obama: there is no doubt that in making my appointments, the values of the justice matter. what i mean by that is not how they rule on a particular issue, in fact...

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uphold new deallegislation.richardnixon. thenyou have presidents who did have any particular agenda. and i think eisenhower is an example. of the greatthree justices of the 20th henchly, harlan, brennan. but his appointees came from different backgrounds, no identifiable tendency in the way they thought about the constitution. do you see yourself as one of those models or something different from both? >> there's no doubt that in appointments, the values of the justice matter to me. mean by that is not how they rule on a particular issue. very careful, when i interview candidates, not them about a particular controversy that, you know, might make it seem as if i want a particular outcome. but what i've been consistent in looking for, and this is what i iw in justice sotomayor, what peoplejustice kagan, is who, number one, have integrity.l and what that means is that they at the facts and the law even if it's uncomfortable thehem, they don't like outcome, they follow the law. recognize that that's their job. that they bring a humanity to the job. mean by that is that, particularly on

uphold new deal legislation. richard nixon. then you have presidents who did have any particular agenda. and i think eisenhower is an example. of the greatthree justices of the 20th henchly, harlan, brennan. but his appointees came from different backgrounds, no identifiable tendency in the way they thought about the constitution. do you see yourself as one of those models or something different from both? >> there's no doubt that in appointments, the values of the justice matter to me....

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would be a good president. she reminds meofrichardnixon. sheis secretive. she is shifty. i think she is deceptive. she appears to not have any type of soul when it comes to thinking for herself. she is always trying to catch whatever she picks is popular. would picki know she better justices than donald trump or god for bid ted cruz. if it's close i will vote for her and if not, i would make a statement that not everything is ok with the democratic party. i'm tired of being lied to and tired of workers being put last in the equation of voting. i shouldn't say voting but in the constituencies of the democratic party. unfortunately, bill clinton made sure that the only group he workgroups care of supporting abortion rights. is nothing wrong with that. my mother worked for planned parenthood. there's more to being a democrat than just being pro-choice and being pro-safety net. bill clinton did more damage to labor than scott walker could have ever dreamed. john we are talking with sly sylvester, the host of his radio show "the drive home" on wbgr-fm. we are taking your questio

would be a good president. she reminds me of richard nixon. she is secretive. she is shifty. i think she is deceptive. she appears to not have any type of soul when it comes to thinking for herself. she is always trying to catch whatever she picks is popular. would picki know she better justices than donald trump or god for bid ted cruz. if it's close i will vote for her and if not, i would make a statement that not everything is ok with the democratic party. i'm tired of being lied to and...

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president. she reminds meofrichardnixon. sheis secretive. she is shifty. i think she is deceptive. she appears to not have any type of soul when it comes to thinking for herself. she is always trying to catch whatever she picks is popular. would picki know she better justices than donald trump or god for bid ted cruz. if it's close i will vote for her and if not, i would make a statement that not everything is ok with the democratic party. i'm tired of being lied to and tired of workers being put last in the equation of voting. i shouldn't say voting but in the constituencies of the democratic party. unfortunately, bill clinton made sure that the only group he workgroups care of supporting abortion rights. is nothing wrong with that. my mother worked for planned parenthood. there's more to being a democrat than just being pro-choice and being pro-safety net. bill clinton did more damage to labor than scott walker could have ever dreamed. john we are talking with sly sylvester, the host of his radio show "the drive home" on wbgr-fm. we are taking your questions and comments as wisconsin

president. she reminds me of richard nixon. she is secretive. she is shifty. i think she is deceptive. she appears to not have any type of soul when it comes to thinking for herself. she is always trying to catch whatever she picks is popular. would picki know she better justices than donald trump or god for bid ted cruz. if it's close i will vote for her and if not, i would make a statement that not everything is ok with the democratic party. i'm tired of being lied to and tired of workers...

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the 1970's. robert bork had been assistant attorney generalforrichardnixon. hehad been a solicitor general for richard nixon. he had been part of the so-called saturday night massacre during watergate when several senior people to him resigned and bork was acting as attorney general. as soon as reagan became president in 1981 one of his first judicial appointments to the d.c. circuit court of appeals was robert bork. so the democrats knew this was coming and they were prepared and they wasted no time at all. some people complained in the current situation that senator mcconnell waited less than a couple hours after antonin scalia died before staking out his claim to this nomination fight we're now in. in fact, senator edward kennedy went to the floor of the senate something like 45 minutes after bork was announced as the nominee and essentially said, we the democrats are going to go after this guy hammer and tongs. he is all wrong. he's out of the main stream. so the stage for the confrontation was definitely set. >> let's take a look. we'll go back to 1987 and show you w

the 1970's. robert bork had been assistant attorney general for richard nixon. he had been a solicitor general for richard nixon. he had been part of the so-called saturday night massacre during watergate when several senior people to him resigned and bork was acting as attorney general. as soon as reagan became president in 1981 one of his first judicial appointments to the d.c. circuit court of appeals was robert bork. so the democrats knew this was coming and they were prepared and they...

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richardnixon. downwhat the vote was wa heavily democratic controlled senate? 91-1 to confirm it. these are people who understand the importance of the court's insr independence, they know how to be conservatives without being ideological activists. they are a strong value of individual liberties and equal protection. dems strailted record of commitment to equal rights they show the thoughtfulness justice oh conner showed. so the choice of uniting or dividing is the president's alone. none of us are asking to make the nomination. that's only up to the president. 're asking let us do it in a manner that unites the country that doesn't divide it. if the president wants to incite a confirmation battle then he can choose someone because of their ideology in the expectation that it will be a political nomination and they will bring about political victories. but the united states supreme court should not be an arm of the republican party or the democratic party. it should be there for all of us. now, some activists report to be consulting closely with karl rove. if they convince it want to c

richard nixon. down what the vote was wa heavily democratic controlled senate? 91-1 to confirm it. these are people who understand the importance of the court's insr independence, they know how to be conservatives without being ideological activists. they are a strong value of individual liberties and equal protection. dems strailted record of commitment to equal rights they show the thoughtfulness justice oh conner showed. so the choice of uniting or dividing is the president's alone. none of...

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. robert bork had been assistant attorney generalforrichardnixon. hehad been a solicitor general for richard nixon. he had been part of the so-called saturday night massacre during watergate when several senior people to him resigned and bork was acting as attorney general. as soon as reagan became president in 1981 one of his first judicial appointments to the d.c. circuit court of appeals was robert bork. so the democrats knew this was coming and they were prepared and they wasted no time at all. some people complained in the current situation that senator mcconnell waited less than a couple hours after antonin scalia died before staking out his claim to this nomination fight we're now in. in fact, senator edward kennedy went to the floor of the senate something like 45 minutes after bork was announced as the nominee and essentially said, we the democrats are going to go after this guy hammer and tongs. he is all wrong. he's out of the main stream. so the stage for the confrontation was definitely set. >> let's take a look. we'll go back to 1987 and show you what republican senator

. robert bork had been assistant attorney general for richard nixon. he had been a solicitor general for richard nixon. he had been part of the so-called saturday night massacre during watergate when several senior people to him resigned and bork was acting as attorney general. as soon as reagan became president in 1981 one of his first judicial appointments to the d.c. circuit court of appeals was robert bork. so the democrats knew this was coming and they were prepared and they wasted no time...

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respect. powellcans in justice was nominated bypresidentrichardnixon. 89-1to confirm it. these are people who understand the importance of the court, they know how to be conservatives without being ideological activists. have a strong commitment to our shared constitutional values of individual liberties and equal protection. the independence and thoughtfulness justice o'connor so often has shown. to makeus are asking the nomination. that is only up to the president. we are asking to let us do it in a manner that unites the country , that doesn't divide it. the president wants to incite the confirmation battle, then he can choose someone because of our ideology and record of activism. the united states supreme court should not be an arm of the republican party or the democratic party. it should be there for all of us. some activists are reported to be consulting closely with karl rove. if they convince the president to choose a divisive nominee in order to tilt the ideological balance of the supreme court, they won't go without an road.rdinarily difficult suppose they did preva

respect. powellcans in justice was nominated by president richard nixon. 89-1 to confirm it. these are people who understand the importance of the court, they know how to be conservatives without being ideological activists. have a strong commitment to our shared constitutional values of individual liberties and equal protection. the independence and thoughtfulness justice o'connor so often has shown. to makeus are asking the nomination. that is only up to the president. we are asking to let...